Well not exactly. Your Samish Island Board of Directors is looking for temporary housing for our guest ministry. Due to some recent renovations at the East Residence we’ve lost the area that we were using in past years. The Partridge Family Van above was just to get your attention, but we are looking for something that is mobile. Do you or someone you know have an RV or Trailer you’d like to sell (or better yet donate) to the campgrounds? We have a short window before we’ll have to act on something else, so please let us know ASAP. Contact Debra Donohue debra@communityofchrist.ca

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Spring Cleaning

Remember that most all of us can help in some way, including the kids. If you think back to when you were a child and helped with Spring Cleaning at camp, its a memory of pride and ownership you will carry with you for life…and a great gift to give YOUR children.

Samish Island Work Week

This year over 1,500 people attending over 30 events will come to Samish Island Campground. It’s time to prepare to welcome them! Come help us clean, mow, trim, paint, sweep, weed eat, wipe, spray, nail, pressure wash, edge, repair, tune up, wash and set up! Bring your family and friends and spend a week or a day at Samish! You'll feel great!!

Samish Work Week Monday to Friday May 2-6 Work Days Saturday May 7 and June 11 Housing and Meals Provided RSVP Glen Fishel 360.757.4559 glen.mar@comcast.net or Mark Chapman 360.766.8125 markatsamish@gmail.com or Terry Smiley 360.854-0988 tbsmiley@comcast.netIn addition to regular cleaning and maintenance, special projects will include: Siding on two classroom cabins New Gables on one row of cabins Build porches on Dorm Cabins C and D Re-side South Side of Brown Restroom

We have lots of “very easy” jobs too so come on out!

Hills of Peace Camp Opening

New Date

Camp Opening Weekend for Hills of Peace will take place on May 14-15 this year. This is oneweek earlier than our traditional May long weekend date. We changed it hoping more people could come for a day and a half of cleaning, light maintenance, fun and fellowship. People will be arriving on Friday night, but the work will start Saturday morning after breakfast and continue until mid day on Sunday. Hope to see you there!

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Ribstone’s Annual Enrichment Weekend!

Don’t delay, register today!

(It’s FREE)

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Arts on the Lake

at Hills of Peace, May 27-29

Hurry! Time is running out to register for this celebration of fine arts, fellowship and fun.

Hit, tap, slap, snap and stomp… If you can do one of these five things, you’re IN!!! Make NOIZ will be over an hour of intensive cardio as you illumine and excite the percussive neurons of the frontal lobe (yep, I have no idea what I’m talking about, but we’re gonna have fun!). We’ll develop a few creative percussion routines that will be performed at the Sunday service.

Crochet and Beginning Knitting – Nancy Wade Panting

Learn to crochet or knit or learn a new crochet stitch!We will provide 5 mm crochet hooks and 4mm knitting needles or bring your own! Our projects will be: crochet a simple mitt and learn to knit yoga socks.Both projects can be completed over the weekend.Come join in a new way to meditate or just relax and do something useful and fun.

“MMMM TASTY” – Joey Williams

Dipped, drizzled… enjoyed! In this class, we’ll cover the basic necessities of any great get together: Drinks, rice, and chocolate! You may think these don’t go well together, and they probably don’t, but individually, you’ll love each dish! Bring your tongues and fingers because trust me, you’ll be a lickin ‘em (that’s southern talk for “It’s gonna taste good!”).

OPEN UP AND SAY “LA”- Joey Williams

Screeching not allowed… okay, maybe where appropriate. Learn some of today’s best African songs and chants while swaying to the beat and tapping your feet. We’ll sing in unison, 4-part harmony, and maybe even a ten part harmony (does that even exist?)… If you can sing higher than a canary, or howl just a bit better than a hyena, come and join us!

See more class descriptions on our Facebook page.

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Canada West Mission Conference Accommodation

Be sure to book your accommodation early for Mission Conference in Vancouver September 2nd to 4th. We have LOTS of FREE accommodation available!

To register for camps please use this link Camp Registration fill out the form and email it to the appropriate camp director. This is used as a courtesy to the camp director, to hold your spot at the camp, retreat, or function, and to provide the cooks with basic numbers for meals.

The enrollment form must be printed, filled out, scanned and emailed, snail mailed, or you can bring the signed forms with you to camp. This procedure is in place because we MUST have signatures on these forms.

Additional Medical and Liability information can be found on the CWM Downloads page of the CWM Website as well.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Well not exactly. Your Samish Island Board of Directors is looking for temporary housing for our guest ministry. Due to some recent renovations at the East Residence we’ve lost the area that we were using in past years. The Partridge Family Van above was just to get your attention, but we are looking for something that is mobile. Do you or someone you know have an RV or Trailer you’d like to sell (or better yet donate) to the campgrounds? We have a quick two week window before we’ll have to act on something else, so please let us know ASAP. Contact Debra Donohue debra@communityofchrist.ca

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Spring Cleaning

Unfortunately our cleaning supplies won’t actually fix up the campgrounds themselves so we need your help! Remember that most all of us can help in some way, including the kids. If you think back to when you were a child and helped with Spring Cleaning at camp, its a memory of pride and ownership you will carry with you for life…and a great gift to give YOUR children.

Samish Island Work Week

This year over 1,500 people attending over 30 events will come to Samish Island Campground. It’s time to prepare to welcome them! Come help us clean, mow, trim, paint, sweep, weed eat, wipe, spray, nail, pressure wash, edge, repair, tune up, wash and set up! Bring your family and friends and spend a week or a day at Samish! You'll feel great!!

Samish Work Week Monday to Friday May 2-6 Work Days Saturday May 7 and June 11 Housing and Meals Provided RSVP Glen Fishel 360.757.4559 glen.mar@comcast.net or Mark Chapman 360.766.8125 markatsamish@gmail.com or Terry Smiley 360.854-0988 tbsmiley@comcast.netIn addition to regular cleaning and maintenance, special projects will include: Siding on two classroom cabins New Gables on one row of cabins Build porches on Dorm Cabins C and D Re-side South Side of Brown Restroom

We have lots of “very easy” jobs too so come on out!

Hills of Peace Camp Opening

New Date

Camp Opening Weekend for Hills of Peace will take place on May 14-15 this year. This is oneweek earlier than our traditional May long weekend date. We changed it hoping more people could come for a day and a half of cleaning, light maintenance, fun and fellowship. People will be arriving on Friday night, but the work will start Saturday morning after breakfast and continue until mid day on Sunday. Hope to see you there!

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Ribstone’s Annual Enrichment Weekend!

Don’t delay, register today!

(It’s FREE)

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Arts on the Lake

Hurry! Time is running out to register for this celebration of fine arts, fellowship and fun.

Recently I was asked if it is possible to set up a registration link on the website where you simply fill out your information and hit ‘send’ to make registration easier. Here’s what we’ve come up with:

To register for camps please use this link Camp Registration fill out the form and email it to the appropriate camp director. This is used as a courtesy to the camp director, to hold your spot at the camp, retreat, or function, and to provide the cooks with basic numbers for meals.

The enrollment form must be printed, filled out, scanned and emailed, snail mailed, or you can bring the signed forms with you to camp. This procedure is in place because we MUST have signatures on these forms.

Additional Medical and Liability information can be found on the CWM Downloads page of the CWM Website as well.

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Senior High Camp at Hills of Peace

Mark this on your calendar! Pre-register for Senior High Camp before June 15th, 2011.

The director for this years camp will be Dan Woynarski. Senior High Camp runs July 2-8, 2011 at Hills of Peace.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Camp Opening Weekend for Hills of Peace will take place on May 14-15 this year. This is oneweek earlier than our traditional May long weekend date. We changed it hoping more people could come for a day and a half of cleaning, light maintenance, fun and fellowship. People will be arriving on Friday night, but the work will start Saturday morning after breakfast and continue until mid day on Sunday. Hope to see you there!

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Ribstone’s Annual Enrichment Weekend!

Don’t delay, register today!

(It’s FREE)

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Arts on the Lake -Class Descriptions

Welcome to week two of our class descriptions for Arts on the Lake

Yoga As Embodied Prayer - Vickie MacArthur Yoga as an ancient spiritual practice offers us time‐honored tools to connect with God’s ever‐present spirit amidst the busyness of our lives. Unfortunately, yoga has sometimes been misunderstood and reduced to just a “stretching or relaxation” program. Come and experience how yoga can become an “embodied prayer”, a mindful practice of moving, of breathing, and being…… Awaken to your True Self and experience the oneness of God’s spirit in all. Please bring a yoga mat (if you have one) and a blanket and/or cushion. (Chairs can be provided for those uncomfortable on the floor).

Guitar for Beginners – Rick Nigg

Let me take you through a guitar journey of basic blues and the theory behind it. I will teach you the chords so you can start playing the 12 bar blues in the keys of E, A and D minor.

Advanced Guitar – Rick Nigg

In the advanced class I will teach you how to solo over these chord progressions. So if you want to Rock come take my classes.

Reiki - Darrell Belrose

Reiki is an alternative healing source of power that taps into our spiritual life force, or vital spiritual energy which resides in all living things. It is based on an ancient Tibetan Buddhist technique, developed in Japan in the late 19th or early 20th century by Dr Mikao Usui, in which the therapist channels energy through themselves into the “patient” by the gentle laying on of hands, to activate the natural healing processes of the patient's body, restoring physical and emotional well-being. Reiki works in conjunction with the meridian energy lines and chakras through the use of the hand-positions, which normally correspond to the seven major chakras on the body. These hand-positions are used both on the front and back of the body. The class will not be lecture but practical and “hands-on”.

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Senior High Camp at Hills of Peace

Mark this on your calendar! Pre-register for Senior High Camp before June 15th, 2011.

The director for this years camp will be Dan Woynarski. Senior High Camp runs July 2-8, 2011 at Hills of Peace.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Over the next few weeks we’ll be providing you with full class descriptions of your choices for Arts on the Lake

Meditation Braceletsfor Men and Women-Karen Snell and Lorraine Boote

Come and practice mindful meditation, reflecting on sincere intentions such as gratitude and love as you create an onyx, tiger eye, amethyst or rose quartz bracelet. Please inform Karen at innograd@telusplanet.net of your interest to ensure adequate bracelet supplies. $20.00 is requested to cover materials. This class will take up one of your class choices.

Film Class- Mat Levitt

Have you ever wondered how James Cameron got his start, well it may just have been a film class taught by a guy like Mat Levitt.In Mat’s film class you’ll work as a team to produce a 5 minute piece from start to finish.Writing, filming and editing, it’s like a film festival in a day.Your project will be showcased at the Talent Show Saturday night! This class will take up two of your class choices.

Cake Decorating- Tracy Smith

Move over Cake Boss, you’ve got nothing on our own Tracy Smith!And she’s a lot nicer too! Tracy will teach you the fine art of cake decorating on Cupcakes - fondant/rolled butter cream covered or a combination of fondant and piping, and Sugar cookies - with a royal icing technique. Each student will end up with 1 cupcake, 1 sugar cookie, and the recipes for how to make them when they get home. If you would like a "take home" decorating kit with an icing bag, 3 decorating tips and a coupler please let us know in advance.The cost of the take home kit is $15.00. Nutritional Disclaimer/Calorie content: Trust me, you don't want to know the actual calories! This class will take up one of your class choices.

Wildlife Sketching Class- Amanda Loucks

Since the time of hieroglyphics people have been caught staring at objects and reproducing their images on walls, paper and canvas.In Amanda’s class you’ll learn the basics of sketching such as shading and the process of layering details to create sketches of depictions within wildlife - as small as leaves or large as scenery. It will be an outdoor class with sketch pads and proper art pencils.This class will take up one of your class choices.

Check back next week for more class descriptions!

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Senior High Camp at Hills of Peace

Mark this on your calendar! Pre-register for Senior High Camp before June 15th, 2011.

The director for this years camp will be Dan Woynarski. Senior High Camp runs July 2-8, 2011 at Hills of Peace.

Welcome to this issue from the “In The Forefront” mailing list. To alter your profile, follow the steps at the end, where your profile is listed.

This newsletter begins with three actions – the first is the most urgent, involving a Libyan woman who spoke out and has been arrested. The other two actions deal with Darfur and Nigerian oil. Following that are two sections that don’t have any action, but are one of the occasional times that this newsletter steps back from the glaring and already well-reported issues of the day – in this case Japan’s disaster and the Libyan crisis – to consider some of the longer-term issues as it pertains to the “well-being of all.”

[My apologies for the unavoidable delay in sending this – all actions should still be valid]

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LIBYA: SAVE COURAGEOUS WOMAN CAUGHT ON FILM

One week ago, a young woman lawyer named Iman al-Obeidi burst into a Tripoli hotel and pleaded with foreign journalists for help, showing bruises and crying that she had just been gang-raped by 15 of Qaddafi's men. She screamed as she was dragged away by Libyan agents and has not been seen since. A journalist caught the scene on film, which some of you may have seen. Anyone knowing about Qaddafi’s internal security apparatus, knows the woman is in grave danger.

Avaaz recognizes that any direct appeal to Qaddafi is useless. But Qaddafi did listen to the Turkish government when they asked him to release foreign journalists. So consider signing the petition which will be hand-delivered to the Turkish consulate in Benghazi:

Three areas form major concerns. Darfur continues to deteriorate. The level of government-directed violence has increased sharply the last four months, eerily reminiscent of the early days when the worst atrocities took place. It has resulted in well over 100,000 fleeing into camps that now often receive less food and medical supplies. Southern Sudan, about to become the world’s newest country on July 9, finds growing unrest. And the oil-rich central Abyei region, as noted in the satellite images below, has experienced ominous violence and has seen both North & South troop build-ups (For further details, see: UntilAll.org)

The U.S., which helped broker the original 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, has two top diplomats working in Sudan (Princeton Lyman as Envoy to Sudan and looking after the N-S tensions; and Dane Smith, Envoy to Darfur). And they have a coherent package in place, if not entirely satisfying. But given the swirling world events, Sudan can easily get lost. Thus while this may sound like a broken record, it remains crucial that public support be sent to the administration.

This concern has been targeted in earlier newsletters, but the issue remains largely unresolved. The oil industry is abusing the human rights of hundreds of thousands of people in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. So far, the Nigerian government can’t or won’t hold oil companies accountable.

A major source of oil pollution is the practice of gas flaring -- burning off excess gas as waste. Communities affected by flaring and organizations working on oil industry pollution have raised serious, but unanswered questions about the risks to human health. The poorest communities are among the hardest hit. The following petition will be delivered by Amnesty International and its partners to the Nigerian government, Shell, ENI, Total, Chevron and other multinational oil companies active in the Niger Delta this summer.

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